Children's Murals

Children's Murals

What better way to inspire the imagination of a child than to put beautiful, creative images on the walls they see everyday?

Young children love to point and identify the animals, subjects and scenes depicted in a mural. As your children grow, the mural art reflects back what they love most about the world - real and imagined. Some of the murals in this category were even painted for “young at heart” adults without children!

Imagine waking up each morning to a stadium of thundering applause - for YOU! I think we could all use a little bit more daily appreciation, and I hope that through this 4-wall baseball stadium mural, one lucky soul will now receive that daily gift. I...

I painted this Giants Stadium Graffiti mural in my son's room. The letters of his name (Lucas) create a frame for the stadium. Bricks, crumbling plaster and water stains, add an urban grunge feel perfect for an up and coming teenager. All the...

I loved meeting and collaborating with Leighton on fairies for her mural! Did I mention Leighton is 2? She was so encouraging, pointing out each new element with a loud squeal and raised eyebrows. I knew I was on the right track!
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I painted this four wall mural for an almost three year old boy. The clients and I decided we wanted the animals to look natural, but not famished or haggard, sweet but not cartoon-y. We wanted to gently stretch reality without adding palm trees or...

This mural was painted in a dance/hang out room for a teenaged girl in Palo Alto, CA. The family is French, so the Parisian skyline is a nod to their roots, and the scorpion pose inspires the dance and music loving teenager. The mirrored wall doubles...

Get your tickets for Alex's adventure ride! Through tunnels and cities, over bridges, and through a volcano. Take it all in chugging along a fast rail powered by steam, there is a lot to do and see in this interactive train engine mural. All aboard!

Inspired by Harry Potter and the Magic Treehouse books, I transformed a storage closet into a play space for the children. This was a very fun mural to create because the ideas all came from the kids. And they had a LOT of ideas. The girl wanted to...

This client wanted a "boys paradise" for her two year old son. She set me loose on this room with only a few parameters: peaceful nature, plus some great boys stuff thrown in. The hand-painted mural includes a basketball court, a baseball diamond,...

This boy's nursery came to life with a fresh blue sky and a happy tree in the corner. I created two other lower vignettes with snapshots of nature: cricket, frog, dragonflies, turtle. The paintings' deeper colors balance with the deep wood stain of...

It was such a pleasure to paint again at my kids' school, Santa Rita Elementary School. I painted the outside of the multipurpose room with a landscape inspired by an old fruit box, since the area used to be apricot orchards. For the inside, I wanted to...

This soft woodland scene with clouds that disappear into the 12’ beamed ceiling, was designed to compliment the private retreat feel of the built-in beds. Now the sisters can feel like they each have their own space, cozied up in their distinct...

I painted this cherry blossom tree for a 6 year old girls room. Honestly, I think it is appropriate for any age. (Can I have one in my room?) Spring is epitomized by cherry blossoms. Delicate, full of promise, and temporary. Cherry blossoms are...

The happy piggies I painted, inspired by Toot and Puddle from Holly Hobbie books, are equally matched in exuberance and temperament of the 5 year old girl who occupies this very pink room. Getting to know Elizabeth (she was my assistant while I painted ...

I painted a soft cherry blossom tree and love birds for a girls nursery in San Francisco. We wanted to keep the colors and tone soft. There is a soft spiral scroll around the edges of the tree, to give it a stylized, artistic touch. It was just the...

The mural that was inspired by a dress! Kate had a really clear vision about what she wanted: "I want my mural to look like this princess dress". Her mom and I were trying to interpret that, and come up with different directions, and whenever we went...

There are two things that I know of that are guaranteed to light up Diane's face: her Shih Tzu's and her grandchildren. Her dogs have been incorporated in the previous murals; it was time to think about the grandkids! She wanted to carve out a special...

I painted this world map for a 6 year old boy's bedroom. Marty painted the pirate ships! I finished the mural with clear dry erase paint so the map is interactive and educational. Let the adventures begin!

My daughter is a Tinkerbell fan. She has been wanting a tinkerbell mural for a couple years now. Her persistence paid off, and now I have another satisfied customer in my own house! She won't even let me put hooks up over the mural. The fairy wings ...

This is a nursery I painted for a baby girl. I included pigs, horses, butterflies, birds, and too many sheep to count! I also included portraits of the beloved family dogs, Annie and Madsen. We decided that having lots of things to find on the wall...

This mural is a clean and simple gradient background, creating the feeling of night to day, and the simple suggestion of green, rolling hills. We then came up with a series of 9 small block prints inspired by simple modern styling to add whimsy and...

There is a fire! This 4 wall mural with clouds on the ceiling is all about the ACTION! It includes fire trucks, police cars, helicopters, water hoses, ladders, sirens and a classic cat rescue from the tree I painted in the corner. There is a police...

The Little Prince mural – The images and quotes from the Little Prince were replicated in grand scale for this nursery in San Mateo, CA. Since the mom is French we kept the text in the original form. So for any Little Prince fans out there, we chose...

What does a rocket scientist choose for his son's nursery? Outer space, of course! We included the rocket the dad works on. We splattered paint to depict various astronomical phenomenon galaxies, put up hundreds of stars, and finished it off with...

The girls wanted fairies in the room, but I wanted to make sure they had a place to live, so I created big mushrooms on the doors. I’ll admit, I was raised on the Smurfs and I am sure they have influenced my life in ways that I am only now aware of. ...

This mural was painted for a boy’s nursery in Berkeley, CA. The client wanted something stylized and soothing. We painted the ceiling with big, soft, puffy clouds and then put birds and a dandelion inspired design on the main wall. It looks...

This mural is a soft chair rail border of flowers, butterflies and fairies. In the corner is a cherry blossom tree with a trunk that extends into a painted hideout nook under the bunk bed. We created a soft butterfly and flower border at the chair rail ...

I painted this mural for the not yet born son of a big Giants fan. Based on the Dad's enthusiasm for his team, I cannot imagine his lucky son not falling for the magic of baseball. The base coat is Benjamin Moore Smoke 2122-40.

Alta Vista Elementary School had a big, blank wall that faced the street just behind their promising school garden. They wanted bold playful garden images to appeal to the primary grades. It also had to appeal to the neighbors and parents in the school ...